Maintenance Manual

Managing the System
Administration
Cisco Small Business NSS300 Series Smart Storage Administration Guide 66
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VLAN Limitations
• If the client PC does not support VLAN, or you forget the VLAN ID, you may
not be able to connect to the NAS. To resolve this situation, you can reset
the NAS configuration or connect to the NAS via the second NIC with VLAN
disabled.
• Cisco switches use VLAN 1 as the management VLAN.
• VMware vSphere only supports VLAN ID from 2 to 4094.
• VLAN ID range is 1 to 4094.
• The DHCP server must reside on the same VLAN.
To e n a b l e V L A N :
STEP 1 Choose Administration > Network > TCP/IP from the Navigation menu. The
TCP/IP window opens.
STEP 2 In the IP Address section, click the Edit button next to the correct network
interface. The TCP/IP-Property window opens.
STEP 3 Click the Advanced Options tab.
STEP 4 Click the Enable VLAN(802.1Q) check box to enable VLAN.
STEP 5 Enter the VLAN ID in the VLAN ID field.
NOTE When 802.1Q is enabled on the NAS and it is connected to the network switch,
make sure the port on the network switch is configured in “tagged VLAN” mode
with the same VLAN ID as the NAS. Also, Make sure the client PC devices support
tagged VLAN and have the ability to join the VLAN. (Some PC NIC cards do not
support tagged VLAN mode.) If these conditions are not met, you will not have
connectivity between the PC and the NAS. If you are not able to connect to the
NAS, you may need to reset the network settings of the NAS to disable the VLAN
feature.
STEP 6 Click Apply, then OK to confirm.